Avcorp Seeks Aerostructures Assembly Workers.

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 3, 1999-- Avcorp(ME:AVP.) (TSE:AVP.) Avcorp Industries Inc. announces it will increase their workforce.

The company has teamed up with the BC Institute of Technology for a special, one-time-only, six-week training program to provide the specialized skills needed to work at Avcorp's Delta facility assembling aircraft components.

Ron Palfery, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Aerostructures Division, expressed his satisfaction with the arrangement, stating, "Continuing market acceptance of the Challenger 604 and CRJ-100/200 Regional Jets have meant production rate increases for 1999 and beyond. Additionally, Bombardier's new Regional Jet, the CRJ-700, has achieved advanced sales of 67 aircraft from seven airlines in 4 countries. This growth rate has created demand for aerostructures assembly skills unavailable in the Lower Mainland and developing this course with the enthusiastic participation of BCIT and our customer is a true partnership arrangement."

Delivering the course will be instructors from Avcorp, BCIT and Bombardier Aerospace, which uses Avcorp's components in its highly popular regional jets. Cost for the course is $600 and Avcorp will guarantee a job interview to anyone who completes the training as an aerostructures assembly worker.

BCIT and Avcorp will hold a special recruitment session on Saturday, February 6 at 9 a.m. at the Best Western Richmond Inn, 7551 Westminster Hwy, Richmond, BC. The course begins February 15, 1999.

Avcorp Industries Inc. is a Canadian aerospace industry and advanced technology manufacturer. The Company is a single-source supplier for design, fabrication, and assembly of metal, composite and plastic components for global aerospace and high technology markets. Formed in 1986, the Company is made up of four divisions; Aerostructures, Composites, Metal Products and Engineering, which offer our custooperational experience.